Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-12
THE Law INDICATED.
Continued from First Page.

l ON''N''NNoOH
be heavily charged were found in an
omnibus that runs between the Union
depot and Lincoln park. The bombs
were CT gsspipe, each ten inches long
They were taken to the DeSplsines street
station.
| Word has come from the West Chicago
avenue station that Milwaukee avenue is
shronged with people and the officers fear
trouble.
( on THE GALLONS.
| CHICAGO, Ill Nov. LIE lacked just
seven minutes aud half Of the hour OF
| high noon when single white-shronded
figure, shove which was face OF yellow
ism peilor-the face CT August Spies
passed the first post Of the gsllows. The
gaping crowd, ten feet below, hslf rose
inVoluntarily from t1eir chairs st the first
glimpse Of the apparition advancing
across the scaiold. Spies looked calm
and glanced down at the reporters with
trace of his old-time cynical smile. He
walked firmly over the drop, guided by
the grasp CT deputy TO the furthest
sdge Of the gallows. Following close
came FIscher-close enough TO
hand not been pinioned
.
| tenance hsd peculiar glisten, totally un-
like the ashiness Of Engel's heavy feat
! ures, and In strange contrast with the
] dead lack of color in the pinched lines
ments OF Parsons, once jauntY and viva
cious. The Texan came last, withered
Odd man. He had aged twenty years
since the day and hour scarce twelve
months before when he
TRTppEn JyGETTv INTO HOTrpT
before Judge Gary and lirpantly declared
he WAS ready to be tried at once for his
life. The moment his feet touched the
| scafold Parsons seemed completely to
lose his Identity, and TO feel that his
spirit WAS no longer 8 part of his body.
He had wrought himself to an ecstacy Of
solemn self glorifcation. Only he, the
one American, seemed TO realize to the
full that he must die in e manner to i'm
press ii possible on future generations
| the thought that he was & martyr
No tragedlan that hiss paced the stage in
! America ever made more marvellous
presentation OF self chosen part, perfect
IN every detail. The upward turn Of his
eyes, MS fafaWay LOOK, and above all,
the 6tti;uaG Of apparent complete resigna-
| tio2, taag every fuld Of the awkward
sEr0ud only seemed 10 maze more dis
tinct, WIS by FIR
THE MOST STRIKING FEATURE
of the ent1r7 gallows. The peculiar,
squgLty form OF Elgel alongside, with
his stupid, Wideiawed face, made hide
Gus c0utrst to Parsons assumption of the
halo OF q martyr. Fischer WAS head and
| shoulders taller than he other three men,
making bis only occasional looks OF
evident bravadO more noticeable than
they might otherwise be, ct sorry disad-
Vantage compared with the steady cool
ness OF Spies. The lstter's exhibition Of
quiet, thorough Eerve far surpassed, as q
wonder the demeanor OF any Of mis- con-
rades. -Four burly deputies stsnding to
the rear Of the four condemned men be
gan without delay to adjust the ropes,
Spies moose being the one first placed
He cid not appear to regard It Of any
more consequence than & new linen col
lar. The knot YVES slipped down the
cord close against his neck. Spies
DID NOT SHOW A TREMoR,
! but VIXEN the same process was being
carried out with Fischer, he turned
and quickly whispered to the bailif some
suggestion concerning the rope. Fisch-
er's occasional ardor wasgquite noticeably
lessened when he felt the hempen Strand,
and Enge! bit his under lip hard when
his turn came. Just then Dr.. Murphy,
young physician standing back OF
Engel, IN whisper cracked
Joke at Eugel's ear. In
creoitle as it may seem, the low
broWed anarchist laughed outright with
the rope around his neck and while
another vas being fastened on Parsons
by his side. But the grotesque laugh
stopped in single instant and Parsons
as meekiy as g saint csst his eyes up
ward st the dangling line above HIM Be-
fore the four anarchists had an inklipg of
what was TO be done the white caps were
deity
SLIPPED UPON THEIR HEADS
End drawn quickly down TO their necks
shutting off the view of each as complete
~ end with less warning than docs
camera Of q photographer.
Spies Wss the first Of the four to make
use of his Wits while he could. In e tone OF
intense bitterness Of spirit, he, the mar
who wrote the famous revenge circular
cried out aloud between his tightly
clenched teeth: "TheTe will come
time when our silence will be more
powerful than the voices they are strsng- /
ling TO death"
TIE last words of Spies speech, hoarse
With suppressed passion. had not reached
az end when Engel, RAISING his voice,
wildly cried: "HUrrkh for anarchy"
Fischer caught tne fire OF the uttersnce
and Still more loudly cried: "Hurrah for |
anarchy" adding, "this is the happiest |
moment Of my lite.' Then there was
A SILENCE LIKE THE GRAVE, |
broken abruptly by the slow measured |
information Of Parsons, like white robed |
priest before the altar Of sacrifice. Not g |
dying request, bat rather like command, |
be sounded forth: "May be allowed to |
speak?" Then with 9 slow entreaty |
came: own you let me speak, Sheriff |
MatsoD?"
There was another agonizipg pause. |
Muftlsd through the shroud broke cut In |
unnatural hollow accents: "Let the
voice OF the people be heard"
A crash IS Of falling house thunde.ed |
through the corridors. The slender |
ropes were brought in full view of 200 |
men, In front were the four vuoi+a